Washing machine



Sept. 30, 1924.

T. L. JDNES ET AL WASHING MACHINE Filed Nov. 12, 1921 INVENTORS T L.JONES .J.G\LLMANN M4, ATTORNEY atentedl Sept.

THOMAS I1. JONES AND HENRY J'. GILLMANN, OF BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS.

WASHING MACHINE.

Application filed. November 12, 1921: Serial No. 514,608.

T all whom it may concern:

Be it known that THOMAS L. Jonas and HENRY J. GILLMANN, citizens of theUnited States of America, residing at Belleville, county of vSt. Clair,State of Illinois,

7 United States of America, have invente a certain new and usefulWashing Machine,

of which the following is such a full, clear,

and exact description as will enable anyone skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, forming part of this specification.

' Our invention relates to washing machines and particularly to thattype of washing machines in which the articles to be washed are placedin a cylindrical tub or container mounted to oscillate on a verticalaxis.

In the accompanying drawings which illustrate one form of washingmachine made in accordance with our invention, Figure 1 is a sideelevation, Figure 2 is a top plan view, Figure 3 is a partial sideelevation taken at right angles to Figure 1, Figure 4 is an enlargedhorizontal sectionshowing one of the bafie plates, and Figure 5 is anenlarged plan view showing the gearing.

'as to assist the centrifugal action to force the contents of thereceptacle towards the said periphery.

11 is a motor for driving the receptacle. This motor is provided with aworm 15 engaging with a worm wheel 16 mounted on a short vertical shaft17. Hi idly secured to the upper end of the shaft 1 is a crank arm '18connected b means of a pitman 19 with an arm 20 on t e shaft 9. Thelength of the arm 20 is somewhat greater than the crank arm 19 so thatthe receptacle 10 will not be driven. through a complete revolution butwill be oscillated on its vertical shaft through an arc of slightly lessthan 180 degrees. e

- 21 is a clutch by means of which the shaft 17 is adapted to be drawninto or out of operating engagement with a gear wheel 22. The gear wheel22 meshes with a gear wheel 23 on the lower end of a shaft 24. Thisshaft 2 1 extends into the casing 25 ofreversing mechanism for thewringer 26 and also acts as a pivot upon which said wringer 26 may beswung to move it into and out of position above the receptacle 10. Theclutch 21 is operated by means of a rod 12. 28 indicates a burner whichmay be suitably supported belowthe receptacle 10 to heat the contents.

The receptacle 10 is provided with a cover 30 preferably somewhat lessin diameter than the receptacle. This cover 10 may be an ordinary slipcover or no special fastening means is necessary to hold it inpos'ition. 31 are a pair of duplex baffle plates arranged atdiametrically opposite points on the periphery of the receptacle 10.Each of these baffle plates consists of a pair of oppositely disposedcurved walls as best shown in Figure 4:. Situated in one of the baffleplates 31 is a discharge valve 32 provided with an operating stem 33which projects upwardly between the walls of the baffle plate andterminates in a hand wheel 34 by means of which the valve is opened andclosed. The baffle plate enclosing the valve 32 is provided withperforations 35 to allow the water to pass through the same and outthrough the valve 32.

In our device, the clothes to be washed are placed-in the receptacle 10and the said receptacle oscillated by means of the motor 11. The actionof the curved baflie plates 31 is to throw the clothes towards thecenter of the machine at the end of each oscillation, while thecentrifugal force together with the inclined shape of the bottom causethe contents to be returned towards the periphery after the end ,of eachstroke. By means of the clutch 21 the wringer may be thrown into and outof operation and the direction of the wringer changed by the usualreversing mechanism 25.

Having fully described our lnventlon what we claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent of the United States 1s:

1. In a device of the class described, the combination with a receptaclehaving imperforate vertical walls and mounted on a vertical axis, ofmeans for oscillating said receptacle on its axis, and a duplex baffleplate carried on the periphery of said receptacle, said baffle platehaving two oppositely disposed concave faces, the edges of said platecontacting with the vertical walls of said receptacle.

2. In a device of the class described, the combination with a receptaclehaving im perforate vertical walls and mounted on a vertical axis, ofmeans for oscillatin said receptacle on its axis, and a pair of uplexbaflle plates carried at diametrically opposite points on the peripheryof said receptacle, each of said bafile plates being provided with twooppositely disposed concave faces, the edges of saidplate contactingwith the vertical walls of said receptacle.

